2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for students working on their doctor’s degree.
MIT is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Harvard does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Tufts does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Out of the 21 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WPI. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boston U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Brandeis. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Endicott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Endicott, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Boston College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston College. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clark University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Online graduate courses are available at Clark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Simmons University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Simmons. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Lesley University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Lesley is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Springfield College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Springfield College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Suffolk University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Suffolk. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #18 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Lowell. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
American International College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at AIC. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMass Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Cambridge College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Cambridge College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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